Category Archives: Letters

Part Four Chapter Two What Happened Next. The original batch of letters, photos and memorabilia bought on ebay in 2007 ended with the letter from Ena to Mum written on 19 June, 1950, listing the injuries, and diseases that killed … Continue reading →

Part Four Chapter One Wynyard Hall “I shall hate to leave college.” Wynyard Hall and the 7th Lord Londonderry Wynyard Hall near Stockton in Co. Durham in the north east of England was one of three … Continue reading →

Part Three Chapter Four Imagine Me a School-Maam “I always feel so sorry for kids and adults with disinterested and indifferent parents” _____ Mum has been down in Salisbury for a fortnight, and has just returned by train to … Continue reading →

Part Three Chapter 3 Good-bye Noel, Hello Teaching. Len began writing the following letter on Thursday at work, but she sent it on the Saturday from Leicester Square, London. 9 June, 1949. The Office, Thinking Thursday Hail, Hello … Continue reading →

Part Three One: Sht.Hand Typist, Porton. Transferred from Overseas Duty. “It’s funny, but I feel at home in Scotland and definitely a stranger here among foreigners…” Len arrived home in the U.K. at some point in … Continue reading →

Part Two 11 Marriage and the Scum of the World “Never in Egypt… The very way in which the scum of the world gather here is depressing…” Len to her parents, letter of 12 December, 1948. 2 December, 1948. Thursday. … Continue reading →